Throughout college, and while working toward a meteorology and climatology degree, one of my favorite magazines was called “Weatherwise”. The magazine is published by the American Meteorological Society, and includes this quote from Benjamin Franklin: “Some people are weatherwise, but most are otherwise.” One reason I enjoyed the magazine was it was low on the technical details and research, and focused more on extreme weather, climatolog....

Foundations for wind turbines and transmission lines normally consist of large, reinforced concrete spread footings. Compression loads on soil are only supported by the soil; overturning loads are resisted by the counterweight provided by the concrete foundation. The changes in loading from compression to uplift can cause a fatigue problem, which is difficultto pred....

The possibilities for offshore wind feel vast. Last year, the Biden Administration announced that the target for the growing U.S. offshore wind industry is 30GW of power by 2030. One of the driving forces behind this increased appetite for offshore is the innovation of floating offshore wind structures. The stated goal in the US is for almost half of all offshore wind assets to be floating. It is one thing to lay down promising targets. It is ....